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Monday I went to the Miraflores locks on a Complete ticket ($8) which entitled me to watch the locks, go through the museum, and watch a video. The museum, at least as far as I noticed, is completely bilingual Spanish and English. All placards are bilingual and the 3D movie has Spanish showing and English…

I went into the trip not really wanting to visit the Canal. It just seemed to cliche and too many people only think of the canal when they think of tourism in Panama. I wanted to help show a different side of the city and country to let people know there is more to do…

The past 2 days I have been at Playa Blanca in Panama. It is an all-inclusive resort about 2 hours away from Panama City on the Pacific. The hotel isn’t a hotel I would have chosen on my own, but it is an OK venue. The resort has 2 pools, one with a swim up…

My apologies if any of the formatting is off. I didn’t want to travel with my laptop so the next few posts will be from my phone. I had an early flight this morning and got to the airport without much time to spare. Note to self: Never book vacation flights before noon! Got to…

And I’m off! I’m heading down to Panama for the InterAmericas Hash. This means I’ll be at an all-inclusive resort for a long weekend plus shoulder days in Panama City. My packing list for 6 days in Panama: 8 changes of underwear 3 pairs of socks (mostly wearing Vibrams or sandals 2 pairs of workout…